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Year-round Air Service:   FLY to Mammoth all year long!
Alaska Airlines provides direct flights to Mammoth Lakes (MMH) from Los Angeles (LAX), daily throughout the year, and twice daily in the winter. Winter only, enjoy direct flights from San Jose (SJC) on a daily basis and daily one-stop/same plane service from Portland (PDX).  Winter seasonal flight schedule begins December 15, 2011. Visit AlaskaAir.com for more information on schedule and tickets.

NEW FOR WINTER 2011-12:  More flights, more cities! 
Beginning this winter, San Diego (SAN) and Orange County (SNA) residents will have easy access to world-class skiing, snowboarding, and county-wide winter recreation, thanks to United Airlines' new non-stop service to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH).  United is also expanding service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mammoth Yosemite Airport with a second flight from Friday – Monday.

The new flights will depart daily throughout the winter from San Diego, and four days per week from Orange County (Friday - Monday). In addition, air service to and from San Francisco now includes additional Friday - Monday flight service to complement the daily flight service already in existence.

United Express regional partner SkyWest Airlines will operate the flights using 66-seat CRJ700 regional jets which include six first-class and 60 economy seats per plane. The first flights of the season are scheduled to depart Thursday, December 15, 2011 from San Francisco and San Diego and Friday, December 16, 2011 from Orange County.

To book your flight now, click HERESchedules subject to change.

Driving Directions to Mono County, California
From Los Angeles
Take the 405 freeway north to the 5 freeway north to Highway 14 north to Highway 395 north.  Driving from Southern California will take approximately 6-8 hours depending on your destination within Mono County.

From San Diego / Orange County
Take the 15 freeway north to Highway 395 north.  Driving from the San Diego area will take approximately 7.5-9 hours and from the Orange County area will take approximately 6-8 hours, again depending on your destination within Mono County.

From Reno / Lake Tahoe
Take Highway 395 south. Exit on Highway 203 to Mammoth Lakes.  Driving from the Reno/Tahoe area will take approximately 1.5-3 hours, depending on your destination within Mono County.

From Northern California / Bay Area
Driving from the San Francisco / Sacramento areas will take approximately 5-7 hours. Depending on the season and road conditions, various routes may be taken.  There are three major mountain passes which intersect US 395 from the west: Tioga Pass (CA-120) through Yosemite National Park; Sonora Pass (CA-108) from Sonora; and Monitor Pass (CA-89) from Markleeville.  These Sierra Nevada passes often are closed from November through May, due to heavy winter snow.  Always confirm these mountain passes to be open when travelling across the Sierra from November through May by calling 1-800.427.7623 or visit this website: Current California Highway Conditions

From Nevada
Two major Nevada state highways, NV-359 from Hawthorne and NV-6 from Coaldale Junction, enter Mono County from the east.  Click here for current Nevada Road Conditions